Chapter 1, verses 18-24
'All warfare is based on deception.' When able, feign inability; when active, feign inactivity; when near, appear far. Among the most-quoted passages, foundational to Sun Tzu's epistemology of war.
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From The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu's doctrine that warfare is fundamentally the art of deception, manipulating the enemy's perceptions of one's intentions and capabilities.
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